trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/Regexp.java

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package org.apache.tools.ant.util.regexp;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;

/***
 * Interface which represents a regular expression, and the operations
 * that can be performed on it.
 *
 */
public interface Regexp extends RegexpMatcher {

    /**
     * Replace only the first occurrence of the regular expression
     */
    int REPLACE_FIRST          = 0x00000001;

    /**
     * Replace all occurrences of the regular expression
     */
    int REPLACE_ALL            = 0x00000010;

    /**
     * Perform a substitution on the regular expression.
     * @param input The string to substitute on
     * @param argument The string which defines the substitution
     * @param options The list of options for the match and replace. See the
     *                MATCH_ and REPLACE_ constants above.
     * @return the result of the operation
     * @throws BuildException on error
     */
    String substitute(String input, String argument, int options)
        throws BuildException;
}